The purpose of this book is to make available to geologists who may not be specialists in carbonate petrography a volume which illustrates the major grains, textures, cements, and porosity types found in carbonate rocks. Successful hydrocarbon exploration in carbonate rocks is a difficult and complex problem. Carbonate rocks not only have complicated and varied depositional patterns, but also are subject to extensive post-depositional alteration which may radically alter original porosity and permeability relationships.

Because these diagenetic changes can occur at many stages of burial and(or) uplift, the timing of such events relative to hydrocarbon migration and structural deformation is important. Petrography commonly is the most valuable tool which can be used to resolve such interpretational problems in potential reservoir rocks.Buy Premium From My Links To Get Resumable Support,Max Speed & Support Me